Padres inked former Tiger shortstop Deivi Cruz to a 1-year deal worth $600K. Good low-risk signing. The right-handed hitter will back up left-handed hitters Ramon Vazquez and Sean Burroughs on the left side of the infield. Cruz is only 26 years old but he’s already got five big-league seasons under his belt. He’s nothing special, [...]
Archive for January 2002
Mailbag: How Will Ben Davis Do in Seattle?
And now for the entry that was supposed to appear yesterday… Been getting a lot of good e-mails from you guys lately. I just want to say thanks. Sometimes when I’m doing this, I forget there are folks out there actually reading what I write. It’s quite gratifying to know that some people find what [...]
Toreros Winning, Opponents to Downtown Ballpark Wasting Taxpayers’ Money
Well, I had a rather lengthy entry prepared for today but evidently I forgot to upload it last night. So it’ll have to wait until tomorrow, assuming I didn’t do something really stupid like delete it. Meantime, check out Baseball America giving USD some props. The Toreros are the preseason favorite to win the WCC [...]
Baseball Mogul, Rob Ramsay, and the Padres’ Stadium Woes
Apologies for the lack of content lately. Spending a lot of time getting my Scoresheet teams in order for the coming season and playing the highly addictive Baseball Mogul 2002, a cool baseball sim that I just picked up last week. A few Padre notes. First, my thoughts and prayers go out to LHP Rob [...]
Padres Sign Gant
Padres signed veteran outfielder Ron Gant to a minor-league contract yesterday. This all but kills the Bubba Trammell to the Mets deal, which was pretty much dead anyway. Kevin Towers is still interested in Bruce Chen but it doesn’t sound like there’s a whole lot more to it than that right now. In light of [...]
Observations on Padres Top 30 Prospects for 2002
The final installment of the Padres Top 30 Prospects has been posted. If it isn’t too gauche to comment on one’s own commentary, I’d like to make a few observations. Despite the presence of some outstanding young talent, Sean Burroughs was an absolute no-brainer for #1. There are a lot of people who don’t believe [...]
Brian Lawrence vs Rick Reuschel
This off-season the Padres’ cable channel has been broadcasting abridged versions of individual games from the 2001 season every Tuesday night. We usually have them on in the background, as my wife and I both find the presence of a baseball game in our home comforting. Yes, I know I’m a very lucky man. Last [...]
Dodgers Shoot Selves in Foot, Deal Sheffield to Atlanta
Turns out ESPN had it wrong. Ryan Ludwick was part of the package going to Texas, not Erik Hiljus. This is a nice deal for both clubs, despite the claim by many analysts that Billy Beane ripped off his former scouting director. Hart, Ludwick, and Ramos are all legitimate prospects who could help as early [...]
Rangers and A’s Make a Deal
Wow. Rangers and A’s swung a pretty big deal this morning. Oakland sends LHP Mario Ramos, RHP Erik Hiljus, 1B Jason Hart, and C Gerald Laird to Texas for 1B Carlos Pena and LHP Mike Venafro. Intriguing trade for both clubs. Ramos and Hiljus presumably will be competing for a spot in the Texas rotation, [...]
Padres Prospects, Kevin Reese, Bubba Trammell for Bruce Chen Rumor
Second installment of the Padres Top 30 prospects is up. You also may have noticed that Brett Jodie, ranked #23, was claimed off waivers by the Yankees last week after the Padres removed him from the 40-man roster to accommodate recently signed Alan Embree. I like Jodie and thought he’d make a nice stopgap until [...]
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